Before confirming his third fight against Bradley at the MGM Gard Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pacquiao has admitted he has been goading Mayweather to reconsider his decision to retire and face him again in a rematch.
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The two welterweight superstars faced each other in a rematch in April 2014 and Pacquiao reclaimed the WBO welterweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision victory, erasing the bitter memory of his controversial loss to Bradley during their first showdown.
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Khan, though, might not be giving up all hope of one day facing Pacquiao and earning a lucrative pay cheque, after promoter Bob Arum revealed the fight against Bradley may not be former multi-weight world champion Pacquiao’s final bout.
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“I’m not certain it is his last fight”, Arum said.
Even Arum believes it would be better for Pacquiao to go straight to training camp in Los Angeles after the sidetrips to LA and NYC so he can concentrate on the fight.
Since suffering a one-punch knockout to Juan Manuel Marquez in late-2012, Pacquiao hasn’t been pretty active, having only fought four times, the last being the Mayweather megamatch last May.
Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) also fought Rios in 2013 and settled for a unanimous decision.
Arum also said the shoulder “seems to be 100 percent”. Teddy Atlas is a good motivator, and Bradley fought a good fight.
Pacquiao, who is an incumbent congressman representing the lone district of Sarangani in Southern Philippines, has been busy with his political career following the filing of his certificate of candidacy for a senate seat in the upcoming May 9 national elections.
“He’s playing basketball with it, scuba diving with it”, Arum said. “These fighters have fought for me for many years”, he said, adding that the fight would be formally announced in January. “Who the hell knows with these guys?”
With that said, Pacquiao may not be totally retiring after all. “He’s a different fighter”, said Arum over the phone yesterday morning.
Bradley, 33-1-1 with 13 knockouts, has since regained the WBO welterweight belt and will be coming off a ninth-round technical knockout of Brandon Rios on November 7.
“Bradley looked good, but … with all that fat on Rios, I had never seen him look like that before, so I don’t think Bradley had that much in front of him”, Roach said.
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Experts felt that Bradley, in a short time with Atlas, has become a better fighter.
